Harvestworks

Periodicity Piece #10

Dan Joseph

Periodicity Piece #10 is a new mixed-media, multi-channel sound installation commissioned by Harvestworks for the organization’s exhibition space in Nolan Park, Governor’s Island. Informed by early minimalism, acoustic ecology, deep listening and ambient music, Periodicity Piece #10 will combine a diverse collection of sounds into a slowly changing sonic ecosystem.

Periodicity Piece #10 is a new mixed-media, multi-channel sound installation commissioned by Harvestworks for the organization’s exhibition space in Nolan Park, Governor’s Island. Informed by early minimalism, acoustic ecology, deep listening and ambient music, Periodicity Piece #10 will combine a diverse collection of sounds into a slowly changing sonic ecosystem.

About the artist(s)

Dan Joseph

Dan Joseph is a composer, curator and writer based in New York City. He began his career in the early ‘80s as a drummer in the vibrant punk scene of his native Washington, DC. Soon after, he became active in the experimental tape music underground, producing ambient-industrial works for various independent labels. He spent the ‘90s in California where he studied at CalArts and Mills College. His principal teachers include Pauline Oliveros, Alvin Curran and Mel Powell. Equally influential were his studies with Terry Riley during several workshops in California and Colorado.